Common issues - Remote 101

How to manage all those notifications

This post is about how you can turn the tide in your battle against the attention-stealing notification.

Living alone and working remotely

I did not expect that the difference between living alone and with people makes such a difference when working remotely. What changed? What tips do I have to share?

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Stop talking about working remotely in this way. ❌

The conversations I have about working remotely mostly turn into the other person defending why they are not working from home themselves.

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The ever-expanding toolbox 🛠

Finding the right tools for your toolbox can be of great value for your business and remote team. But the line is very thin between adding value or clutter.

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Watch your health when working remotely ♥

Having the complete freedom of working from anywhere you'd like is great, but being the best version of yourself while enjoying this freedom makes it so much more fun. How can you achieve that?

Common issues

Communicating in an asynchronous office 📫

If you are building a feature, how productive are you going to be when you are always getting pulled out of the flow by notification sounds and pop-up windows? You guessed it, NOT!

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How to stop working?

A lot of remote working people I talk to find it difficult to stop working at the end of each workday. You don't see people leaving the office when you work from home.

My experiences

Feeling guilty while taking a break

In my experience, even though I was encouraged to take breaks and plan in my time, the first few weeks I had this feeling of guilt whenever I took a 20-minute break to walk the dog in the middle of the day.